FRANKFORT, Ky. – Negotiations on legislation to give school districts relief on snow makeup days is dead, according to the chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

Chairman Mike Wilson, R-Bowling Green, said Monday afternoon House Democrats wanted to let districts end the school year on June 1, which was too far apart from Senate GOP's plan.

Legislative leaders had been working on a compromise after the two chambers passed separate plans.

The House version sought to waive up to 10 missed days for districts, without discretion from the Department of Education. But the Senate plan would require districts to make up as much time as possible before Education Commissioner Terry Holliday could consider granting them a waiver.

According to reports last week, the compromise would have encouraged districts to undertake efforts — such as extending school days up to seven hours — to make up lost time in the classroom and provide at least 1,062 instructional hours this year. But schools would not be able to hold class on Saturdays.

Kentucky's 173 school districts are required to provide a minimum of 170 instructional days each year, and more than 40 have missed at least 20 days this winter because of bad weather. Several have missed more than 30.